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Glenwood Springs, Colorado Weather

Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Glenwood Springs weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Glenwood Springs, CO
Sunday, July 5 at 12:11 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
63°
Humidity
13%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
11:47 PM
Sunset
2:39 PM
Glenwood Springs, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGlenwood Springs, CO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 94°
Glenwood Springs, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    94°65°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    94°68°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    11%
    94°59°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    16%
    95°60°+1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    11%
    92°56°-3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    95°55°+3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Partly Cloudy
    101°56°+6°
Glenwood Springs, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
069° · backing 16°
Direction
ENE
069°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 7 · pk 15 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 165SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 16° from the ene.
Glenwood Springs, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
821.3
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 24.25 inHg
Now
821.3
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
-7.1
mb
24h
+0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 819828
815820825830835-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW828.4819.0821.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Glenwood Springs, CO
Air quality
71
AQI
Moderate
-23 in 6h

AQI 71 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI down 23 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 19 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
5.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
10μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
90μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 19 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 19

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.74
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Glenwood Springs, CO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
183.5mi
UNLIMITED
185 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
06:11 UTC · Glenwood Springs, CO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
06:11 UTC · Glenwood Springs, CO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Glenwood Springs, CO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Glenwood Springs, CO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Glenwood Springs, CO
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:16 AM
Sunrise
11:47 PM
Daylight
14h 52m
Sunset
2:39 PM
Civil dusk
9:13 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Glenwood Springs, CO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:28 PM
Moonset
11:24 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Glenwood Springs, CO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Glenwood Springs at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 81601

15-Day Forecast — Glenwood Springs

  1. Sun94°65°1%
  2. Mon94°68°3%
  3. Tue94°59°11%
  4. Wed95°60°16%
  5. Thu92°56°11%
  6. Fri95°55°7%
  7. Sat101°56°3%
  8. Sun102°58°8%
  9. Mon103°61°13%
  10. Tue99°61°18%
  11. Wed99°59°53%
  12. Thu99°60°55%
  13. Fri94°57°52%
  14. Sat99°59°52%
  15. Sun94°60°32%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Glenwood Springs

SPC includes Glenwood Springs in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Glenwood Springs

  • 81601

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.